Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-11
Lu,,ge EEusi.es.s Position.

Quite breeze has been stirred up by the
publication of a letter from Judge Hughes 10
Attorney. Genera! Ayers and Mr.. Royal, in
which ne takes high ground against any
Virginia case being heard il Baltimore. Ho
is discussing an application 10 him TO go
80 Baltimore to sit with Judge Bond in
hearing the suit against the Indemnity
Board, Couch's case, and the motion to
repeal his rule.
Inquiry having satisfied Us that it is the
every day practice all over the United
States for the Circuit Judges 10 hear me-
lions argued in ons State which affect mat
ters iu another, ifRll parties consent, we
felt some curiosity 10 find out just what the
real facts OF this matter were, and we nave
done SO: and this morning lay them before
our readers.
When Mr.. Royal presented his bill to
Judge Bond, praying for an injunction to
restrain the Indemnity Board from paying
the States money out 10 trespassing treas
urers, Judge Bond set the motion for the
Injunction for hearing at Alexandria. be-
fore himself ana Judge Hughes Oh the
I1th Of January So that it will DO per-
ceived that the first order made inthe cause
was one that il should be heard in Virginia.
He also set the other two matters 70: hear
ing at the same time and place,
On the 11th OF January both the judges,
Mr. Royal, and Attorney Genera! Ayers
were in the courtroom at Alexandria ready
to proceed with the cases, but Mr.. Tucker.
whom the Indemnity Board had employed
as additional COUNSEL did not come Until it
was too late in the Day 10 argue the cases.
Judge Bond thereupon made an order con
tinuing the hearing until the April term of
the court at Richmond, but reserving leave
for all parties, by consent. to call them up
sooner Thereppon Mr.. Tucker, Nr. Ayers,
aud hIr. Royal, upon c0niererce together,
resolved 10 ask the judges to set them icI
hearing at an earlier day n Baltimore and,
upon presenting this request, both Judge
Hughes and Judge Bond agreed 20 hear
them in Baltimore on January 2Sth. Before
the 2Sth arrived Judge Hughes informed
Judge Bond that he would not D. able 10 be
in Baltimore on the 2Sth, and Judge Bond at
once notified counsel that, FOR tha ree
son, he would not hear them on that day.
When Attorney-GenerGl Ayers and MIR.
Royal were il Baltimore last week ar
gung the Fitzgerald hobcGS corpus casa they
Joined in 6 request to Judge Bond TO set the
other cases for hearing in Baltimore on the
II Ill OF y cJI tSiS anu JNA4sS 4Sout; ~ ~
commodGte them agreed TO hear them in
Baltimore oa that day, provided it suited
judge Hughes. As seen rs Judge Hughes
wes informed Of this a.rangement he noti-
fed Judge Bond that he coulG not attend
on February 18th, ans! Judge Bond at once
notified counsel that he would not hear the
cases 10 Judge Bughes'a absence, but that
he would make ali bis engagements conform
to any arrangement that might be made be
tween counsel and yudge Hughes, provided
the hearing was to take place at Baltimore.
Messrs- Ayers and Royal at once jointly
telegrapbed this 20 Judge Hughes, and ask
ed him to name the earliest day that he
could 90 TO Baltimore and his published
letter is in answer to that joint request of
Messrs. Ayers and Royal.
Now, these are the plain, incontestable
facts of the case from which every one can
form his own opinion.-RicImoad Times.